List of Famous people born in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Charly Mottet is a French former professional cyclist. He was one of the best French road cyclists of his era.

Didier Tholot is a French former professional footballer who turned to management in 2002, and is currently manager of Pau FC. Whilst at Bordeaux he played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Final.

Dominique Perben is a French politician. Born in Lyon, he was French Minister of Transportation from 2005 to 2007. He was previously Minister of Justice (2002–05), Minister of Civil Service and Administration (1995–1997) and Minister of Overseas France (1993–1995).

Anice Badri is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays for ES Tunis and the Tunisia national team

Jérémy Berthod is a former French professional footballer.

Alexandre Dumoulin is a French rugby union player. His position is centre and he currently plays for Montpellier in the Top 14. In January 2015 he was named in the France 31-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship by coach Philippe Saint-André. He made his debut for France on 8 November 2014 against Fiji.

Faouzi Ghoulam is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Napoli and the Algerian national team.

Carole Montillet-Carles is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.

Kévin Estre is a French professional racing driver. He is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Porsche in the GTE PRO class.

Christophe Aribert is a French chef with two Michelin stars and 4 toques Gault Millau. He runs the kitchen of the restaurant at the Grand Hotel Les Terrasses at Uriage-les-Bains.